Machine for dipping articles into fluid-baths.



936,238. Patented 0013.5,1909.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

H. E, DILL & W. P. MARSH.

MACHINE FOR DIPPING ARTICLES INTO FLUID BATES. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15,1908.

936,238. Patented 0ct.5,1909.

3 SHEETS-SHEET wnQ/am I "fiwsm lvwontom/ HQ E. DILL & W. P. MARSH.

MACHINE FOR DIPPING ARTIGLES INTO FLUID BATHS.

APPLICATION FILED 001?. 19,1908.

936,238. Patented 00115, 1909.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

; hunk.)

oric.

HARRY E. BILL AND-VJZLLIAM F. MARSH, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO SAID BILL, ENE-THIRD '30 MALONP. WOODY,

SCOTT, OF INDIANAPQLIS, INDIANA.

TMAGHINE FDR 'DIPPING ARTICLES INTO FLT I ID-IBATHS.

ceases.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 0a. 5, icon.

Application filed October 18, 1908. Serial No. 458,391.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, HARRY E. BILL and "VILLIAM P. Maren, citizens of the nited States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Dipping Articles into Fluid-Baths, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to the manufacture of paper receptacles and particularly toa machine for coating such eceptacles with,

paraffin or other water-proofing or similar material by' dipping or submergin'g' the I ar't'icles'therein.

Theob jeot oft-he inventi on' is to provide" a machine which will be sini 1e" structure .and in'operatirni, which may e cheaply c0111 strut-ted and easily and rapidly operated,- the Opl'atioi'l thereof being substantially .auton-latici j With the above primary anduother incidental objects in view as will more fully appear in the specification, the invention consists of the features of construction, parts and combinations thereof, and the mode of operation, or their equivalents as hereinafterdescribed and set forth in the claims,

Referring to the drawings, F igure 1 isla' ilan view of the assembled machine. Fi 2 is a sectional view on the line a; a of Fig. 1," viewed 1n. the direction lndlcated by the verticalpartition 5, extending to a point adjacent to the bottom of the tank, leaving an opening 6 below the edge of the partition 5 forming a means of communication between the compartments 3 and 4. The partition 5 may also be provided with openings 7 form'- ing additional means of communication between the said compartments. At one side of the tank 1 is provided a ledge or table 8, adapted, when in use, to support the supply strip of metal 22.

of articles to be operated upon. Located ad.- jacent to the bottom'of thetank and extending into both compartments '3' and 4 is a series of pipes '9 arranged in reverse order, through which is circulated hot water or steam for the purpose of heating the waterproofing material contained in the tank.

ll'iounted on suitable bearings 10 and 11 on opposite sides of the compartment 4 is a horizontal shaft 12 on which is supported the carrier-wheel for the articles to be operated upon. The carrier comprises a hub portion 13' from which project radial arms 14*c'arryingtransverse or T shaped heads 15.

The periphery of the carrier is preferably formed of.wires 16 arranged parallel with each other and curved or bent to form a I series'of pockets 1'7. The carrier is further formed somewhat ponical as illustrated in Figs-l and 3; that is, of less diameter at one side than at the other. Adjustably mounted.

on the shaft 12 at either side of the. carrier are disks 18 and 19. The disks '18and 19 preferably comprise a rim '20 within which is a perforated Web preferably of wire screen. The disks 18 and 19 are adjustable secured to to and from the carrier and are the shaft 12 .by set screws 21.

Extending through the compartment 4 and concentric with the carrier is'a band or The band or strip of metal 22 is located adjacent to the carrier and conforms to the conicalshape thereof and is adapted to formasupport for the articles carried within the pockets 17v during their passage through the compart-j ment 4. The end of the strip 22 at the in take end or' the feeding side of the machine projects above the upper side of the tank 1 and is capable of being flexed as is shown in dotted lines at 28 Fig. 2. If 'the operator,

in feeding the machine, should accidentally get a hand caught between the carrier and the upper edge of'the strip 22, which is turned upon itself .as at 24, the strip will flex or bend to prevent injury. The opposite end of'the strip22 is formed into a trough 25 into which the articles are discharged from the carrier. l i

The compartment 3 of the tank 1 is charged withv paraflin which is melted by heat from the pipes 9. The melted paraflin flows through'the opening 6 beneath part1- tion 5 and through the opening 7 into tl Ann ONELTHIRD T0 w. ALLISON compartment. 4,-the partition serves Serial Number 451,818, filed September 5, Y

The operator stands at the-right of the machine, Figsjl and 2, withasupply of the paper receptacles on the table 8, and as the carrier revolves toward the operator, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2, the operator deposits one of the paper receptacles in each 'The tendency of the receptacle will-lie to lines 27 Fig. -2. 'receptacle is carried downward into the of the pockets 17 of the carrier with the top of the bottles directed toward the "apex or the smaller side of the conical carrier.

When first placed in the pocket'17 of the carrier, the mouth of the bottleiwill be directed slightly downward as shown in dotted As the carrier revolves the melted paraflin within the compartment 4.

float. in the paraiiin but the movement of the carrier will force it beneath the surface, and as 1t continues to'revolve on account of the inclined positionbf the receptacle due to I war-d" inclination of the mouthof the re-. 'ceptacle, the receptacle will lose{ its buoy- -the conical form of the carrier, the mouth of the bottle will be gradually raised'until as it approaches the bottom of the" compartment at it willbe directed somewhat upward as shown by dotted lines at 28.which will.

permit the escape of air from the interior of the receptacle, which escaping-lair will be replaced by melted .paraifin. After the air-has been permitted to escape by the up ancy and will then rest onthe strip" 22 instead of floating upward against the wires of the carrier as it does through the first part of the course. The continued movement-ofthe carrier will cause thereceptacle to roll upon the strip 22 as indicated by arrows at 29 and 30, Fig. 2. The turning over and over of the receptacle 'as it rolls upthe inclination of the strip 22 will cause the melted paraffin or other solution ,con-

' every part thereof. During the passage of.

tained within the receptacle to flowabout the interior reaching and thoroughly coating the receptacle from the point where it. is relieved'of'the. contained air and receives a filling of the melted paraflin or other solution to the discharge point of the'machine, the receptacle is rotated several times insuring a thorough coating of the interior. as well as the exterior of the receptacle. The

receptacle will be carried through the tankand discharged from the carrier into the trough 25. The trough 25, is somewhat conical-in shape as shown in-Fig. 1 and is .inclined downward, discharging into the compartment .4. The receptacle discharged. I

from the carrier" will be received in the trough25 withthemouth directeddownward which will permitthe paraffin or other receptacle back to the tank 1.

To insure discharge of the receptacle from' solution to-drain from the interior of the the carrier, stripper-arms 31 are provided v projecting on opposite sides of the carrier The stripper-arms 31 are; adjust-ably sup-, ported on the frame 32. The disks l8 and 19 limit the end movement of .the'receptacle when in the carrier and areadjustable to and from the carrier to accommodate res I ceptacles or paper bottles of different sizes. While the machine herein describedis de-'- intermediate the cairier and disks 18 and 19'.

signed for dipping paper receptacles such as the conical bottlesbefore mentioned in paraffin or other water-proofing solutions, it

is not limited to such use, but 'may be readily adapted for dipping various articles in-pa'int, varnishes, oils, or other liquids.

From the above description it-will bea'pparent that there is thus-produced a ma chine of the character described, possessing the particular features of advantage before enumerated as desirable, and which obviously is'susceptible of modification in its form proportion, detail construction, and

arrangement of parts, without departing from the principle involved or sacrificing any of its advantages.

7 Havingthus described our invention we 1.: In a machine for dipping articles into fluid baths, a tank, a revoluble carrier, pockets in the-periphery of said carrier to receive the articles,'.and stationary means. engaged by said articles to positively discharge said articles from the pockets after they have been passed through thefluid in'the tank, by the revolution of the carrier, substantially as specified.

2. In a mach ne for dipping articles into "fluid baths, a tank,a wall dividing said tank into two compartments, means oi-communi cation between the respective compartments adjacent to the bottom of thetank, a revoluble carrier projectinginto one of said compartments, pockets'in the periphery of said carrier, the axis of said pockets being angu- --lar to that of the carrier, substantially as specified.-

3. In a machine for. -dipping articles into fluid baths, a tank, a horizontal shaft, a

revoluble carrier on said shaft, the periph- -ery of said carrier. comprising a plurality of wires in paralleled arrangement, said wires being b'ent'to form a series of pockets of the lower portion of said carrier, by

which'the articles will be retained in the pockets, substantially as specified.

5. In a machine for dipping articles into,

fluid baths, a tank, a carrier revolving in a vertical plane, pockets in the periphery of said carrier, to receive the articles, a band inclosing the lower portion of said carrier, on which the articles will rest and on which 'the articles will roll during the time the said pockets are inverted, substantially as specified.

6. In a machine for dipping articles into fluid baths, a tank, a carrier revolving in a vertical plane, a plurality of pockets in said carrier adapted to receive the articles, said pockets being arranged at an inclination to the axis of the carrier, substantially as specified.

7. In a machine for dipping articles into fluid baths, a tank, a horizontal shaft, a carrienfor the articles mounted on said shaft,

disks mounted on opposite sides of the carrier and adjustable on the shaft to and from the carrier, and adapted to limit the end movement of the article when in the carrier, substantially as specified.

8. In a machine for dipping articlesinto fluid baths, a tank, a 'carrier revolving in a vertical plane. and extending within the tank, article receiving pockets in said carrier, members on either side of said carrier as specified.

adjustable to and from the carrier to limit the end movement ofthe articles while in said pockets,'substantially as specified.

9.,In a machine for. dipping articles into fluid baths, a tank, a 'revoluble carrier extendingwithin-said tank, a semi-circular band within the tank and about the lower portionofjhe carrier,- one end of said-band projectingabove the level of the tank and capable of being flexed, substantially as specified. r r

10: In a machine for dipping articles into fluid baths, a tank, a carrier for the articles, means whereby the articles will be.inclined as it approaches the lower portion of its course, to permit the escapeofair and the entrance of fluid to the interior thereof, and

means for rotating the article, in addition to its movement with the carrier, substantially 11. In a machine for dipping articles into fluid baths, 'ajta'nk, carrier for the articles,

a trough into which the articles are discharged from the carrier, said trough being inclined and discharging into 'the tank, whereby any surplus fluid barred by the articles will be returned to the tank, stripper arms with which the article is brought into engagement by the continued movement of the carrier, to insure the ejectment of the article from the carrier, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 16th day of October A. D.

- HARRY E. DILL. WILLIAM P. MARSH. Witnesses:

HARRY F. NOLAN, F. L. VALKER. 

